RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles announced today that a new Whiteville License Plate Agency will open on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The new agency will be located at 201 E. Main St. It replaces a former agency located at Hill Plaza that closed in September 2011.

The agency will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily for lunch. The agency’s phone number is (910) 642-7500.

LPAs offer vehicle registration services and title transactions, as well as vehicle license plate renewals, replacement tags and duplicate registrations. Currently, about 120 LPAs operate across North Carolina.

Online registration renewals, duplicate registrations, and orders for personalized and special license plates are available at www.ncdot.gov/dmv.